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  • Southern Wild Senna Attracts Bumble Bees

    Southern Wild Senna Attracts Bumble Bees

    A Common Eastern bumble bee partaking of the pollen of a Southern wild senna (Senna marilandica) on a sunny-but-cool-for-August morning—what a pleasant surprise! While clearing out the jungle in my backyard, I discovered that the senna serves a dual purpose—as a hostplant for the Clouded Sulphur, Little Yellow and Sleepy Orange (I knew of these…